[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2690]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        BLOCKING REGULATORY INTERFERENCE FROM CLOSING KILNS ACT

  (Mr. ALLEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ALLEN. Mr. Speaker, the President has a history of legislating 
through government agencies, and his flavor of the week continues to be 
the EPA.
  Using faceless EPA bureaucrats, this administration issues new rules 
and regulations daily, passing them out like candy. Not only are they 
costly and time-consuming, these rules affect the heart of America's 
prosperity and economic growth: our small businesses.
  I rise today in support of legislation that works to block the 
overreaching hand of this administration and protects Americans and 
American businesses from more burdensome regulations.
  The BRICK Act delays a harmful EPA rule from being implemented until 
all judicial review has been completed. To me, this legislation is 
plain common sense.
  Congress needs to stand up to this administration, which continues to 
legislate outside its jurisdiction, and increasingly, the courts 
confirm my claims. The legislative process begins and ends with 
Congress. I commend my colleagues today for passing the BRICK Act to 
prove we will stand up to Washington agencies that overstep their 
boundaries.

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